Due to their high thermal and electrochemical stabilities, low vapour pressures, and the ability to readily alter their properties by changing the identity of the constituent ions, RTILs are being used as electrolytes in an increasing number of electrochemical investigations [1][2][3][4]. For example, many fundamental studies have explored the effects of changing the compositions of RTILs on parameters such as their viscosities and electrochemical windows, which are often up to 5 V wide [5,6]. The effects of the RTIL environment on molecular diffusion and electron transfer dynamics have also been studied in detail using simple redox species such as ferrocene [7][8][9]. Such studies have revealed that molecular diffusion coefficients are often up to three orders of magnitude lower in RTILs than in conventional aqueous and nonaqueous electrolytes due to the relatively high viscosities of most RTILs.In parallel with fundamental investigations into the electrochemical behaviour of RTILs, many groups have begun to use RTILs as electrolytes in electrochemical energy-conversion and storage devices. The high thermal stabilities of many RTILs have prompted the development of safer Li batteries by substituting RTILs for volatile and flammable organic electrolytes [10,11]. A number of groups have also begun to use RTILs as electrolytes in intermediate temperature (>100 C) fuel cells because, unlike the Nafion electrolytes usually used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), many RTILs can conduct protons in the absence of bulk water [12][13][14][15]. Due to the wide electrochemical windows of some RTILs, large amounts of energy can be stored in RTIL-based supercapacitors [16]. As these examples show, RTILs undoubtedly exhibit many properties that make them attractive for use in electrochemical energy conversion and storage. However, sluggish mass